Acetylcholinesterases of the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis: identification of two distinct genes and biochemical characterization of recombinant and in vivo enzyme activities

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-164

  Ilg, Thomas ^a   Schmalz, Susanne ^a   Werr, Margaret ^a   Cramer, Jörg ^a  

^a Intervet Innovation GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Cat flea; Cholinergic system; Molecular modelling; Pesticidal target

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; PRIMER DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; FLEA; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; FLEAS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; PICHIA PASTORIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 77149168461     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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